South Koreans and their families had sought compensation from a Japanese company for issues related to "recruitment" during the Pacific War. Their lawsuit was dismissed at the first instance and they were appealing the case.
The Seoul High Court, issued a ruling on the 1st stating that ``there are problems with the content of the first instances judgment,'' and ordered the case to be retried at the district court. The Japanese government maintains that the issue surrounding "rec recruitment" was resolved in the 1965 Japan-Korea Claims Agreement.